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In a long and storied career, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has directed a staggering 47 films. But all of them, barring one, came in the 20th century
Meena Kumari, regarded as one of the most talented and highest-paid heroines of her time, married filmmaker Kamal Amrohi in 1952. At the time, Kamal was already married to Sayeda Al-Zehra Mehmoodi and had three children
The success of Awarapan 2 almost seems like a foregone conclusion at this point. The first film, released in 2007, is a cult classic with a dedicated and loyal fan base
Director David Dhawan celebrated his 75th birthday on Sunday in the company of his closest friends and family members. Writer-director Rumy Jafry shared glimpses from the birthday celebration on social media, giving fans a peek into the filmmaker's special day
In the 1957 classic Pyaasa, Guru Dutt plays an impoverished poet who, on visiting a red-light area, is confronted with the indignity of women forced into sex work in post-Independence India. Moved, he sings: Kahaan hain kahaan hain Muhafiz khudi ke Jinhe naaz
Tara Singh tears a handpump out of the ground and a theatre erupts. Somewhere else, in a much quieter film, Mohan Bhargava watches a village struggle for electricity, says nothing dramatic about it, and just decides to stay
A few years ago, designing a postgraduate course on post-1947 Indian history posed a particular challenge: how to trace the evolving political consciousness of India s Republican journey through its visual culture, particularly Bollywood cinema. Scholars such
Lucknow, Veteran actor Akhilendra Mishra says the enduring popularity of memorable characters in Hindi cinema and television has faded because today's films are no longer creating distinct personalities on screen, with most roles beginning to resemble one anot
The long-running uncertainty around Hera Pheri 3 has taken another turn. Akshay Kumar's production house, Cape of Good Films LLP, has issued a public notice claiming that it is the sole and exclusive holder of the rights to produce and commercially exploit the
In a candid conversation with film critic Bharadwaj Rangan, producer Nikhil Dwivedi spoke about what he believes is the changing role of the producer in Hindi cinema. At a time when conversations around filmmaking are increasingly dominated by budgets, opening
Kiara Advani arrived on the set of Toxic with her lines memorised, and her head in exactly the place her director Geetu Mohandas had asked for. Then she was handed three pages of brand-new Kannada dialogues she had never seen before.